Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy has six NBA winners led by two Wise Guys fresh off a winning day in the NBA again! I am 89-67 in basketball and I have hit 4-of-5 Wise Guy plays. I added a college basketball side for night winning! Get the picks now
Free winner:
HOUSTON -2.5 Cleveland
Cleveland has won three straight all as underdogs. Houston lost 11 in a row! Go against teams on a straight up winning streak against teams on a straight up losing streak under certain circumstances is 515-371-13. When teams are in reverse streaks adding to 10 or greater, the ice-cold home favorite of two or more is 51-28-3. NumberFire has Houston covering 62.4 percent, TeamRankings with a slight edge at 52.1.
Best college basketball teams to bet on or against, with at least 15 lined games.
| Team | ATS Record | ATS margin |
| Morehead State | 17-8 | +6.6 |
| UC Riverside | 10-7-1 | +6.1 |
| Toledo | 19-6 | +5.7 |
| VMI | 13-6-1 | +5.6 |
| Wright State | 12-11 | +5.2 |
| Weber State | 14-4 | +5.2 |
Best teams to bet against based on said criterion.
| Team | ATS Record | ATS margin |
| No. Illinois | 3-13-1 | -8.6 |
| Florida International | 5-15-1 | -6.5 |
| Miss Valley State | 7-14 | -5.7 |
| New Mexico | 6-12 | -5.5 |
| Boston U | 7-9 | -5.4 |
Margin of cover is a long-time tool of original cappers used to measure the reliability of the often deceptive ATS and OU records. It is much like margin of victory, except it measures margin relative to the point spread or OU. With over-under, “overs” are listed first. Some Johnny-Come-Lately handicappers call this the sweat barometer.